Season 1996 Dates 8 Aug 1996 – 15 Dec 1996 Matches played 290 | Relegated None Goals scored 787 | |
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Champions Grêmio2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title2nd Brazilian title Top goalscorer Paulo NunesRenaldo(16 goals each) Similar 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro | ||
The 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 40th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, was played between August 8 and December 15, 1996. It had 24 teams and divided into two stages. In the first one, every team played against each other once. After 23 rounds, top eight clubs qualified to next stage, and the bottom two were supposed to be relegated, but CBF decided to keep Fluminense and Bragantino in Série A after the season was over. Final stage was played in elimination system with home-and-away matches. The club with better record during first stage had the advantage to qualify in case of a draw. In the end, Grêmio won their second championship in history based on this rule. They were defeated by runners-up Portuguesa 2-0 at Morumbi Stadium, but came back on second leg, winning by the same score at their home ground, Olímpico Stadium in Porto Alegre.
Grêmio won based on their better record during first stage.